MSN Search test finds some flaws
Edward Baig at USAToday gives a fairly positive reveiw of the new and improved MSN search, but says it failed some of his tests when it came to answering "natural language" questions.
Here's an excerpt from his article:
"Surprisingly, MSN Search also flubbed a question on Microsoft's fact sheet. I typed 'Who won the Super Bowl in 1977?' The answer couldn't be found without digging through links. (You'd think the Microsoft PR team would have made certain the sample questions worked.) When I subbed in World Series, MSN showed the Yankees as the 1977 champs.
How you word a question is critical. 'When was the Jurassic period?' elicits an instant answer. 'When was the Jurassic age?' does not."
He also was less than impressed with MSN's local search features and desktop search.
Read the article on USATODAY.com
Here's an excerpt from his article:
"Surprisingly, MSN Search also flubbed a question on Microsoft's fact sheet. I typed 'Who won the Super Bowl in 1977?' The answer couldn't be found without digging through links. (You'd think the Microsoft PR team would have made certain the sample questions worked.) When I subbed in World Series, MSN showed the Yankees as the 1977 champs.
How you word a question is critical. 'When was the Jurassic period?' elicits an instant answer. 'When was the Jurassic age?' does not."
He also was less than impressed with MSN's local search features and desktop search.
Read the article on USATODAY.com
posted by Dave @ 1:58 PM
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